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Food, fun and fancy footwork

A crowd gathered Sunday afternoon to dance to the sounds from Costa Rican band Ojo de Buey on Main Avenue…

May 18, 2014

Sunday power blip

About 110 La Plata Electric Association customers in the city’s northwest end lost power Sunday afternoon for a short time.…

May 18, 2014

Local News

Thank your local emergency medical practitioner

In its 40th year, National Emergency Services Week, May 18 through May 24, honors hundreds of thousands of emergency medical…

May 18, 2014

Local News

Emergency responders tell why they love their job

Latest advances in treatment focus of FLC conference

May 18, 2014

Local News

Local Briefs

Free firewood available to Durango residents The city of Durango Parks Department, in collaboration with local fire experts is conducting…

May 18, 2014

Local News

Dayplanner Monday

Meetings and Events Sunrise Yoga, 7-8 a.m. and 8:15-9:15 a.m., Boys and Girls Club of La Plata County, 2750 Main…

May 17, 2014

Local News

Hit-and-run sentences vary for offenders

Many drivers who collide with people avoid prison

May 17, 2014

Nation & World

Global warming worsens wildfires

Scientist: Fires in California, Arizona are ‘clear examples’

May 17, 2014

Nation & World

Farm lets old racehorses slow down

Michael Blowen, president of Old Friends farm in central Kentucky, with Little Silver Charm, a miniature horse. Blowen runs the…

May 17, 2014

Nation & World

Lost ship of Columbus’ may be found

What might be one of the world’s greatest archaeological treasures nearly slipped through Barry Clifford’s grasp. Back in 2003, Clifford,…

May 17, 2014

Business

The good and the bad in streaming sticks

Streaming stick devices aren’t as versatile as more expensive video streaming devices, but they do the job if cost or…

May 17, 2014

Nation & World

Ancient skeleton sheds light on past

NEW YORK – Thousands of years ago, a teenage girl toppled into a deep hole in a Mexican cave and…

May 17, 2014

Nation & World

Doggone! Houston tops list for most canine attacks

What city had the most canine attacks on carriers last year? Houston, according to the latest U.S. Postal Service rankings,…

May 17, 2014

Business

Many future retirees foresee decline in living standards

One out of three workers expect their standard of living to decrease when they retire, and 41 percent think it…

May 17, 2014

Business

Homebuilder confidence slips in May

Pete Christman installs a remote control for a fan in a new home in Pepper Pike, Ohio. The National Association…

May 17, 2014

Business

Firms turning to sale leasebacks

Eases expenses, frees up cash

May 17, 2014

Business

Bathroom grab bars get stylish, blend in

Many consider aids ‘essential’ or ‘desirable’

May 17, 2014

Business

Road to a home just got bumpier

Mortgage rules are stricter for self-employed

May 17, 2014

Business

Using IRAs for real estate investment

Banks offering more loans

May 17, 2014

Nation & World

Michael Sam saga could expand NFL’s gay fan base

NEW YORK – Years before Michael Sam was born, gay-rights activists Kate Kendell and Paul Guequierre already were die-hard National…

May 17, 2014

Nation & World

Sea turtle gets prosthetic fin

The green sea turtle named “Hofesh,” the Hebrew word for “freedom,” swims with its prosthetic fin at the Sea Turtle…

May 17, 2014

Local News

Dayplanner Sunday

Meetings Arts and Entertainment Irish music jam session, 12:30 p.m., Irish Embassy Pub, 900 Main Ave., 403-1200, www.theirishembassypub.com. The Assortment,…

May 17, 2014

Local News

Trying to uncover the illness within

Many frequent flyers in emergency rooms have unmet mental-health needs

May 17, 2014

Local News

‘Dedicated to their dogs’

Brooke Walker of Newport Beach, California, was busy combing and brushing Ellie, a miniature schnauzer, in the Montezuma County Fairgrounds…

May 17, 2014